Bridge of Spies
2015 | 141 min | Thriller, Drama
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (92%), audiences rate it highly (7.2/10) and it won an Oscar. A strong pick for the weekend.
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.2/10 from 7K viewers
- AwardsStrong
2 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$165 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
659K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Tom HanksJames B. Donovan
- Mark RylanceRudolf Abel
- Amy RyanMary Donovan
- Alan AldaThomas Watters Jr.
- Sebastian KochWolfgang Vogel
- Austin StowellFrancis Gary Powers
- Billy MagnussenDoug Forrester
- Michael Simon HallReporter
- Edward James HylandChief Justice Earl Warren
- Stephen KunkenWilliam Tompkins